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Match Day Thread Fulham Away

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  1. Dr Van Helsing

    Dr Van Helsing Well-Known Member

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    Burn and wood or woodburn as I like to call it
     
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  2. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Has anyone heard about the paintjob that Howe decided was important inside the training ground and St James'?

    Apparently he felt the dark black motif that the previous owners wanted gave the club a depressing attitude, so he's lightened it up, small psychological things to bring up the mood when he came in. He's clever, I wouldn't have thought about it. But it's a fact that those things do effect a workforces mindset.
     
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  3. Geordieginola

    Geordieginola Well-Known Member

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    Is this a must win game?

    If we lose have we had a bad start to the season?
     
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  4. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    No
     
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  5. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace

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    Flipside, if we win, have we had a good start to the season?

    Would be 8 league games in and only 1 defeat (and that away to Liverpool), plus still in the cup.
     
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  6. Dr Van Helsing

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    It's the next most important game in the clubs history
     
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  7. Geordieginola

    Geordieginola Well-Known Member

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    But you expect to win every game. So by that very fact it’s a must win game.
     
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  8. Geordieginola

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    Another way of looking at it is if we lose or draw then we have not won in 7 games.
     
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  9. Geordieginola

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    The answer is no. It’s been an ok start.

    But if we lose that’s 1 win in 8 and that was against Forrest.

    That’s Bruce standards.
     
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  10. Geordieginola

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    It’s a game ideally we need to win.
     
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  11. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace

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    Yeah, every game is a game we ideally need to win. But this one isn't "must win". And not winning it doesn't make our start to the season bad, just OK.
     
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  12. Dr Van Helsing

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    I don't think they will
     
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  13. Geordieginola

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    Mitrovic will destroy us.

    I think it has draw written all over it.
     
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  14. Geordieginola

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    So winning 1 game in 8 makes it OK?
     
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  15. Geordieginola

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    I suppose if we can draw every game this season we will probably not get relegated.

    Even after spending 200m.
     
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  16. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace

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    Depends.
    Being mid table is 'OK'.
    Top 6-7 good.
    Bottom 6-7 bad.
     
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  17. Geordieginola

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    If results go against us we could be bottom six.

    Equally we could be top 8 if we win.

    That’s why I think a lot hinges on this game. Lose and I feel it’s been a poor start to the season given the money we have spent.

    However we have had injuries and our squad depth is ****.
     
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  18. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace

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    200m isn't going to suddenly make us amazing. Lots of other teams have spent big over those 2 transfer windows. And we had a decade of underspending vs most other teams, so our squad depth was (still is) way behind.

    Injecting 200m isn't like waving a magic wand.

    IT'S. A. LONG. TERM. PLAN.
    BE. PATIENT. :biggrin:
     
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  19. Geordieginola

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    I’m patient. I just think we shouldn’t just have blind blinkers on. We should assess it for what it is.

    1 win in 7 and the aim of the game is to win.

    Lose again and it’s 1 win in 8.

    I am sorry but Bruce would have been crucified for that if he has spent 200m!!!
     
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  20. Geordieginola

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    I love how DPP is liking your post and yet he expects us to win every game.

    Strange.
     
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